Kansas City
Johnson County conservatives hoping voters will enlist in the culture war – by supporting this slate of local candidates in the Nov. 7 electionWhen there’s a culture war raging in nearly every community, there are no longer any sleepy, irrelevant elections you can sit out. There never really were.November 7 is… Read More
Missouri, Taxes
Kansas City praised, St. Louis criticized during House hearing on earnings tax(The Center Square) – Republicans on a special House interim committee examining the 1% earnings tax in St. Louis and Kansas City are scheduling hearings in both cities after… Read More
Public Education
Second Kansas City-area school district lowers bar for grades; new bottom is 50%, ‘any effort’ earns 60%Students in a Kansas City-area school district who do no work could end a course with 50% on their record, and with “any effort” receive a minimum of 60%. Read More
Kansas City
Lawsuit alleges Kansas City mayor tried to ‘intimidate’ activist over a request for public documents from City HallA social justice activist is suing Kansas City for failing to provide public documents in a timely manner – and for what she called an intimidating phone call from… Read More
Education, Kansas
Kansas City-area school district must pay $400K to family in special education dispute(The Sentinel) — A federal court in Kansas ordered the Shawnee Mission School District (SMSD) to pay a Westwood family $400,000 for legal fees following three years’ litigation… Read More
Education, Gender Identity
Three school district officials signed off on grant for ‘gender-affirming closet’ in Kansas City-area district months before belated rejection(The Heartlander) — Despite Kansas City-area Liberty Public Schools’ previous statement denying it applied for a grant for a “gender-affirming closet,” documents obtained by The Heartlander reveal three high-level… Read More
Sports
The Kansas City Royals are welcome to Clay County with open armsToday’s announcement by the Kansas City Royals is incredible. A stadium in North Kansas City is a perfect fit for the franchise and Clay… Read More
Kansas City
Jackson County assessor facing class action lawsuit, probe by Missouri auditor, over wildly varying assessments, chaotic appeals processKansas City taxpayers have performed their own assessments of the Jackson County property tax system. The verdict: mass confusion, myriad complaints and record numbers of appeals. Now the… Read More
Kansas City
Trucking company files for bankruptcy after receiving $700 million in taxpayer dollars(The Center Square) – A major U.S. trucking company called Yellow Corp that received $700 million in taxpayer funds during the pandemic has now declared bankruptcy, leaving taxpayers on… Read More
Gender Identity
Kansas City-area school district awarded grant to create ‘gender-affirming closet’ to hide gender identity from parents, but later rejects itThe Kansas City-area Liberty Public Schools was awarded, but has rejected, a grant to create a “gender-affirming closet” for students to presumably hide their gender identity from their parents. Read More
Gender, Missouri
ACLU contradicts itself on human rights law to sue Missouri school district over biological bathroom-use policyThe American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU) is suing a Missouri school district for refusing to allow a transgender-identifying biological male to use the girl’s bathroom. The lawsuit seems… Read More
Kansas City
How climate change has affected the heartland – in just one monthIn late June I left Kansas City by car on my annual jaunt to New York and to my native New Jersey. The day I left it was 97… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City Council approves issuance of free municipal IDs to the undocumented. Is it even legal?The Kansas City, Missouri city council has approved the issuance of municipal identification cards for undocumented people – a year after even Kansas’ Democrat governor agreed to outlaw the… Read More
Kansas City
Down with the Andrew Jackson statues, up with Chairman Mao’s in Kansas City’s own ‘cultural revolution’On an ordinary Monday in July, the Jackson County, Missouri, legislature voted 7 to 1 to begin the process to remove the statues of President Andrew Jackson from… Read More
Faith, Sports
Fellowship of Christian Athletes camps are booming this summer as the ministry shares the truth of the GospelFellowship of Christian Athletes is expecting over 100,000 attendees for its camps this summer, smashing former records. In 2022, FCA recorded in its annual ministry report that attendance… Read More
Census, Kansas
U.S. Census data details Kansas population loss(The Sentinel) — Seventy-eight Kansas counties lost population between 2020 and 2022, with the remaining 27 posting gains, according to demographic data from the U.S. Census Bureau. The… Read More
Kansas City
‘Murder porn’ book in Kansas City-area library’s youth summer reading program alarms mother, ‘mortifies’ 13-year-oldJennifer Williams’ two young daughters have looked forward to the Johnson County Library summer reading program every year. But not anymore – not after her 13-year-old checked out a… Read More
Courts, FBI
Former FBI analyst gets 46-month prison sentence for keeping classified documents(The Center Square) – A former analyst with the Kansas City division of the FBI was sentenced to 46 months in federal prison for illegally keeping national defense documents… Read More
DEI, Kansas City
Toyota branch in Kansas City serves only watermelon for Juneteenth celebration, angering employeesA Toyota distribution center in Kansas City angered employees Monday by serving only watermelon at a company Juneteenth celebration. Two workers spoke to FOX4 News about the incident,… Read More
Kansas City
Kansas City’s Plaza shopping district is again plagued by unruly teens, causing one restaurant to close its dining room weekend eveningsGroups of unruly youths in Kansas City’s fashionable Country Club Plaza outdoor shopping district have effectively closed at least one indoor dining room and tormented other businesses and their… Read More